The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-07
THE JUNE COURTS.
The Grand Jury's Charge Clearing Up
the Divorce Docket.


The June term of the Superior Court con
vened Yesterday The grand jury was
sworn in and Judge Adams charged them
at length, calling their attention particu-
larly to the carrying of concealed weapons,
gambling and keeping gambling houses, the
sale of intoxicating liquors to minors, per
sons drunk, to drunkards and in violation
of the Sunday law, to the disturbing OF
divine worship, to irregular voting, and
also to the requirements that railroad trains
shall be provided with water and light at
night.
After sitting the jury returned several
bills, but they were received in silence. The
court then proceeded to the hearing of cases.
1t was field day for divorces:
The matrimonial bonds tying Emma f.
Burns to Joseph Burns were severed because
Joseph had deserted his wife and lived apart
from her. She was given her maiden name
of Simmons.
Rosa Williams wes granted freedom from
Abraham Williams because he had cruelty
treated and abused her, and is now living
with another woman.
A divorce from Louise Riley was granted
to Jacob Riley, who testified that the de
PENDANT was guilty of desertion.
H. D. Cannick was granted divorce from
Hager Cannck on similar grounds.
VIM. Drayton obtained divorce from
his wife, Dora Drayton, on the ground of
criminal desertion.
| A divorce was granted Olivia l.. Conoway
VS.. John Conoway because of cruel treat
ment
John A. Stevenson obtained a divorce
| from Emma Stevenson because she had en-
tered a house of ill-fame. The second YER
dict permitted both to marry and permitted
the defendant to resume her maiden name
Of Connell
Mary Ella Bregler was divorced from
| Frederick W Bregler because of cruel
| treatment, and she resumed her maiden
name of Rice.
Carrie E. Everitt obtained divorce from
| H. G.. Everitt on account of his habitual
drunkenness. She was granted the charge
of five minor children and $50 per month
alimony.
In the case of Francis A. Miraudt VS..
Frances L. Miraudt, the court ordered that
! notice be served on the defendant, who is
residing out of the State.
| Mary Phinzy, nee Mary Fileds, sought and
obtained separation from Albert Phinzy on
the ground of desertion, and her maiden
name was restored to her.
A divorce was granted to Luly Dowdy,
| whose ground for asking it was that her
husband, Robert Dowdy, had beaten and
cruelty treated her and had taken another
companion. Her maiden name of Collier
| was restored
! Lizzie Summons was divorced from Isaac
| Simmons because he had driven her from
| bis house and refused to let her return. Her
maiden name of Jourdan was restored.
| A first verdict in the case of Elizabeth
| Wall vs. James C. Wall was rendered for
the libelant. whose petition sets forth that
she was induced to marry the defendant by
| false and deceitful representations he de-
| claring to her that he was a single man, but
| that three months after their marriage it
| became known to her that he was the lawful
| husband of Susan Wall; that there is one
| child the fruit of this marriage. She asked
| for a divorce and the custody of the child.
| Phiro " Howard obtained divorce from
Charles Howard on the ground that he de-
serted her on June 49, 1882, two days after
| they were married. Her maiden name of
| Whitaker was restored.
| A divorce was granted Julia Miller from
King Miller on the ground Of desertion.
| The case of Margaret Scott VS.. Solomon
| Scott, petition for divorce, was set for a
| hearing on June 10.
The divorce case of Susan Goodrich VS..
| Thomas Goodrich was dismissed because of
the death Of the defendant.
| A divorce was granted Louisa V. Cue from
| John ]. Cue on the ground of cruel treat
ment and drunkenness. They were both
permitted to marry, and the plaintiff was
| permitted to resume the name of Louisa V.
| Heddrick.
In the case Simon Guckenheimer and ia
cob Paulsen, trustees, VS.. the Schuetzen
| Gesellschaft, the court decreed that the
| bonds reported in the statement of the tr1us-
tees of April 80, 1887 were the property of
| the members whose names appeared oppo-
site, and it further appearing that there
was no reason why there should not be
distribution of the proceeds of the sale of
| Gat.,
that after The expenses of the publication of
the order and the costs of the court be paid,
the trustees distribute the balance among
! the bondholders pro rata. 1t was further
, ordered that all bonds not in the hands of
the trustees be excluded from all rights in
the distribution.
In the partition suit of Sarah A. Walton
VS.. Hetty Whaley and the Merchants and
| Mechanics Loan Association, the Court
ordered that, as no equal division would be
made because of the improvements, MeSsrs.
Charles IL. Dorsett, J. L. Whatley and
| U. II. McLaws be appointed commissioners
aud instructed to sell the lots and tene-
ments, Nos. ] and 2 of a subdivision of lot
No. 10 of Trustees garden, on the first
Tuesday of July.
The court granted new trial in the case
of James p. Fleming VS.. Meyer Mendel,
also in the case of the State VS.. Isaac Yves
ley charged with rape. A new trial was
denied A. f. Morgan, convicted Of assault
and battery.
| The parties to the suit of John Glenn VS..
! Henry T. Bolts and William r. Carmichael
| having come to an agreement a part of
which was the withdrawal of the proceed
| ings from the Supreme Court, they asked
permission to file the agreement with the
| papers in the ease The petition was granted.
| In the case of William Perkins VS.. James
| FerDlson, the plaintiff having died, and his
| widow. Rachael B. Perkins having been APP
| pointed administrative, an order was
issued making her the plaintiff in the case.
| In the case of the petition of Rollin A.
Beers for partition Of lot Is, Columbia
ward, the defense filed its petition.
| In the ejectment case Of Davis w. Mayer
VS.. Lemuel l.. Hover, which was previously
submitted to the court, judgment in favor
of the defendant, with costs, was rendered.
| The suits of A. j. Miller 81 Co. VS.. the
| Progress Social Club, Arina M. Lack VS..
Benjamin Dillon, George B. Nash VS.. John
| +. Carpenter, s. T. Coleman VS. c. NJ.
Branan, and z. X. Shields VS.. A. A. How